The broad purpose of the occupation is to carry out metal fabrication work
using things such as rolled steel joists, columns, channels, steel plate and
metal sheet etc.
Work includes manufacturing bridges, oil rigs, ships, petro-chemical
installations, cranes, platforms, aircraft, automotive and machinery parts,
sheet metal enclosures, equipment supports, and anything that can be fabricated
out of metal. Fabricators can work alone or in teams, in factories or on
operational sites.
The course is delivered by a mixture of theory and practical work, both at
college and in the workplace.